Violence in eastern Ukraine peaked with more than 10,000 ceasefire violations a day, NATO officials said, citing monitors. The EU has announced a disbursement of 600 million euros to Kyiv for pursuing democratic reforms. …read more Source: Deutsche...

Meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday, President Borut Pahor said that a de-escalation in eastern Ukraine was essential for improving EU-Russia ties and boosting economic cooperation. Putin also expressed interest in the latter, including for Russian companies to get involved in projects in Slovenia. …read more...

EU foreign elations chief Federica Mogherini has invited the new US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, to an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels “at his earliest convenience”. She spoke to Tillerson, while in Washington, about Russia, Ukraine, Iran, and EU defence cooperation. The US envoy to the OSCE, a European multilateral club,...

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker told Ukrainian prime minister Volodymyr Groysman in Brussels on Friday that Ukrainian nationals would be able to visit the EU without a visa “before summer.” Juncker added that he was also prepared to disburse a further €600 million aid after Ukraine introduced a bill to lift a ban on wood exports...

Two years ago, the presidents of France, Russia and Ukraine along with German Chancellor Merkel agreed to a peace deal, known as the Minsk Agreement. The aim of the deal was to bring about a lasting solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio France...

Slovenia’s President Borut Pahor is heading for Moscow with the goal of “cajoling” Russian President Vladimir Putin into endorsing a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, the Politico news portal reports. …read more Source:...